Calls of the wild: A composer transcribes bird songs
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 เม.ย. 2023
- When the pandemic hit, composer Alexander Liebermann, locked down in Berlin, turned to nature and listened to recordings of bird songs. It inspired him to transcribe their complicated calls and translate them to musical instruments, creating songs that are as unpredictable and hauntingly beautiful as the originals. Correspondent Faith Salie talks with Liebermann about how his own compositions have taken flight.
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That opening about the Kaua 'i' o o ripped my heart out knowing he sang for a mate to show up that would never come. Bird song is holy and touches me deeply. I love it so much. I can't imagine anyone caging a bird, they need to be free to soar through the skies to spread their songs for everyone to hear.
True, but unfortunately a lot of birds would not survive without people caring for them.
The climate and habitat loss have been too extreme: we're headed towards the sixth great extinction, the details of which are grim.
May humanity heed the warnings.
Granted, composers have been imitating bird songs in music for centuries, However; this composer is able, with technological help, to even more precisely capture these prized songs and apply them to music. Bravo!!!
The extinction of a creature is tragedy from which there is no way back. 😞
I had an amazing time having Alex be a guest on my channel as well. Thanks for featuring composers like Alex on CBS!
Coo-cool 😊. Like Olivier Messiaen (and lots of other past composers!) Also, my cat is going nuts right now 😂
The opening about the Hawaiian 'O 'O brought tears to my eyes. But the rest of the segment was fascinating. Yes, my cat stood up and watched with great interest. Luckily she is strictly an indoor cat so the birds are all safe. Lol
@@laurelh1799 I'm grateful you wrote this. Both domestic and feral cats are why the American songbird is all but wiped out.
Amazing... It's an honour for us (Costa Ricans) to had been inspiration to this awesome artist...
Absolutely brilliant! I love everything about this young composer: his keen inventivness, his imaginative and soaring creativity, his whimsical musicianship. And his ear, savoring and painstakingly transcribing, the vocal gymnastics of our avian friends
around the globe, and then incorporating it into his music!
I remember when I was little in music class we listened to "Peter and the Wolf" played with wooden Flutes I still remember the tunes for each character this reminded me of it
Same here! Peter and the Wolf has stuck with me for all these years, it's a brilliant way to introduce the idea nature and people sounding like music.
Absolutely beautiful. Everyone should listen to this to recognize the invaluable gift these Beings are to our world. Thank you, dear Alexander, for your gift to all. Ganz liebe Grüße aus Birch Bay, Washington.
Thank you for this post. In the 70's jazz bassist Dave Holland made a album entitled Conference of the birds..it's not everyone's cup of tea but it is one of my favorites. The one reason I get early is to listen to the conference of the birds.
Nature has the secret to life. We’re just too egoistic. But w more people like this to unlock the mysteries of our world or make us more aware of them, maybe there’s hope?
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Mother Nature's Music 🎵🎶🎶🎵, I Love what you have Done
This is excellent. I love that other musicians answered his call, so to speak. Thank you for reminding us of the beauty to be found in nature in the form of rare birds and that it is worth protecting.
This is credibly fascinating! 🌟 So inspiring & beautiful. Yet, hauntingly sad. Birds, their songs, and colorful beauty are true gifts & artibutes to us from Nature. We are losing so much with their drasticly fast declining numbers. Music is such a powerful force & it truly defies definition. I'm so impressed with this & your drive & ability to transcribe their amazing, meaningful sounds. 🌟 Thank your for your important work! 🥰
you must mean "gifts from God". Nature can't gift anything. It's the same thing that kills during a harsh winter for example
@@henrimatisse7481 I do consider the gift of transformation, which is a part of Natural Law a true gift. Energy, the essence of all life, to me, is like a vibrating force of everything. The Universe that holds & envelopes our world within it is a very creative source of life & death. Energy never ends & the human species are only a very small part of the whole. Yet, we each have an affect on everything. Thank you for your reply. 🤔
@@henrimatisse7481 I know that nature exists. God, not so much.
@@rloomis3 Yes, 'Source', 'God', 'Gaia', etc.....! The nature of our questioning, seeking, searching & trusting without knowing can lead to extrodinary findings or amount to nothing but incertainity. I recognize through science that life, by design, provides gifts, options, 2nd chances, synchronicity & grace. Reviewing by changing our perspectives is a gift to see anything from a different lens & to form a different attitude, understanding or belief system. Seekers are always seeking the Divine. I sure am! But, every day, with every breath, I want to embrace & explore every opportunity I'm gifted to see, discover & learn. All of the Good, bad, divine, evil, right or wrong, is the paradox. To be aware of our capacity to see beyond the obvious, the seperated views of this amazing world & remember we are all, each a part of the whole, that every life has meaning. I look for the essence of meaning, in all things. The connection, the possibilities, opportunities to discover beauty, grace, love, to transcend the meaningless preoccupation of the same. The only certainty is change. Energy must transform. We are all a part of, alive & evolving in that process too! Especially into death, decomposition & regeneration of new life. 🫡
@@patricialyons491 Well... I don't think science implies what you seem to be inferring from it. But perspective is definitely important, and curiosity is a good thing - as long as it leads one to see not just what one _wants_ to see. Good luck in your search - but be open to the idea that not everything you're looking for may actually be there.
As a birder, I truly appreciate this!
The kaui o'o is one of those things that SHOULD be brought back with science. Unlike the wooly mammoth.
These stories about the birds is just breaking my heart.
That bird's song is quite close to some New Zealand birds, especially the Tui and the Bellbird.
What a fascinating segment this was...
Despite some segments that confound me, this is one of the best programs to watch. Period.
'We had it all.' - Leo, Don't Look Up 🌎
Wonderful
Lovely fascinating
That's just remarkable. Short of Brian Jones whiperwill sound for his recorder part on Ruby Tuesday I don't think that's been done before.
Two words: Olivier Messiaen.
Very interesting news that birds 🐦 can actually make their own music from people playing their instruments.
Outstanding journalism. Go Faith!
Alexander! ❤
Brilliant!!
Fascinating
I love this!😊
Brilliant!
Very cool!!
Wow 🥺
Where's the link to petition all governments around the world to criminalize CAGING BIRDS?!?!
DO MORE, CBS, PLEASE!
Alexander, I've admired you for years! ❤
The warbling sounds like “Send in the Clowns.”
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this is amazing. where can I listen to all of this wonderful transcription?
Hm. My ears enjoy birds singing more than human music most of the time. This is interesting.
Fascinating. But does he plan to give the birds royalties and publishing credit for taking their melodies? LOL.
Messiaenique. 👍
that says a lot about putting anything in captivity -
He should try using the middle eastern music scale; it has a lot more notes.
So very sad and painful to the heart.
Olivier Messiaen did it first. But you knew that already.
Why or how are people allowed to cage these birds? It should be against the law
with a hefty fine included.
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Songbirds🌐🛡️🎼🧈🍿🐦🐦
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Can birdsongs be imitated on
Mechanical hands on or electronicsl music instruments by the human species.. Heart breaking that bird from
Haiwai searching for his Mate...so thoughtlessly allowed to go EXTINCT
S thoughtless question.. is bird song music? All Nature is full of MUSIC which has Gone EXTINCT
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[USERNAME] I compose as well.
We're headed towards the sixth great extinction ~ and it's heartbreaking... to say nothing of the Doomsday Clock being 90 seconds before midnight.
Earth is so beautiful and corporations have taken on an outsized role in her future. Will we be able to rise to the occasion ~ for the innocent children, creatures and all other living things?
Blessings to us all. ✨
Nice. Many composers I think had the same idea, e.g. th-cam.com/video/oV04y57Bswc/w-d-xo.html , which is a bit more of a bold take, artistically.
o o is aptly named. Bird numbers in N. America alone are down 3 billion in the last 50 yrs. Look up how many extinctions and how much diversity is lost. Like I see european sparrows at the feeder a lot; not many other species. But the amount alone is chilling
Birds make fantastic and beautiful sounds, beautiful melody lines, but do they compose?, can they make logic, build up the melodies to become a whole song as humans do, to make a meaning; well they say the sounds have a meaning in that they atract a mate or drives away a competitor, but as how much could you say its composed music with logic?; if one could see some smartness a nd cleverness there I mean? I searched around on youtube but could not find anybody talking about that. Anybody has a clue about that here?
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you’re joking right? of all the classical music stories you could and should have invested resources in this was NOT one!
You must be real fun at parties. This is a great way to help us all rethink how we listen to classical music.
Go away little troll... your Mama's calling you.
@@jenniferhiemstra5228 Yeah, (Rodriguez) You must be the LIFE of the party Songbirds are amazing
I hear you … although I enjoyed the segment, there are a lot of classical musicians doing extraordinary things that should be highlighted. This show loves nature, so tries to incorporate stories about it, I suppose.
The real shame is that there was no mention of Olivier Messiaen, one of the greatest composers of the 20th century; one of the aspects of his music for which he is best known is the extensive use of bird calls that he transcribed.
Ear candy
He's all alone with his piano and he's afraid of getting covid😂. Why doesn't the piano have its mask on, I mean it's piano cover? You don't want it getting infected?
Heed the call of the wild before its too late!! Ha .. goodluck there We need palm oil to satisfy our vanities woman.... cut down every tree on the planet to build the musical instruments
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